Louisiana Territory 1953
Louisiana Territory
Made by RKO-Pathe, in Pathe color and three-dimension, in observance of the 150th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase from France at a cost of $15,000,000 (more than the annual income of the U.S.A. at the time). After a short narrative showing U.S. Ambassador Robert Livingston (Val Winter) negotiating the purchase with Napoleon and Tallyrand, the rest of the film, guided by Livingston's spirit, visits the 1953 territory of the purchase and shows the growth of such former outposts as Minneapolis, Minnesota; Des Moines, Iowa; St. Louis, Missouri; Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas, and Little Rock, Arkansas. Most of the footage is given to New Orleans, Louisiana and its Vieux Carre, docks, business district and museums, ending with the preparation for that city's annual Mardi Gras.
Made by RKO-Pathe, in Pathe color and three-dimension, in observance of the 150th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase from France at a cost of $15,000,000 (more than the annual income of the U.S.A. at the time). After a short narrative showing U.S. Ambassador Robert Livingston (Val Winter) negotiating the purchase with Napoleon and Tallyrand, the rest of the film, guided by Livingston's spirit, visits the 1953 territory of the purchase and shows the growth of such former outposts as Minneapolis, Minnesota; Des Moines, Iowa; St. Louis, Missouri; Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas, and Little Rock, Arkansas. Most of the footage is given to New Orleans, Louisiana and its Vieux Carre, docks, business district and museums, ending with the preparation for that city's annual Mardi Gras.
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Full Cast & CrewVW
Val Winter... Ambassador Robert Livingston
LZ
Leo Zinser... Charles Talleyrand
... George Benton
... Phyllis Caldwell
... Jane Benton
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Release Date:
Oct 16, 1953 (United States)
Run Time:
1hr 3`
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Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United States
Status:
Released

Cast & Crew of
Louisiana Territory
Directors & Credit Writers
HWS
Harry W. Smith... Director
Cast
VW
Val Winter... Ambassador Robert Livingston
LZ
Leo Zinser... Charles Talleyrand
... George Benton
... Phyllis Caldwell
... Jane Benton